Parades, wreath-laying ceremonies to honor veterans

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May 23, 2013 at 4:20 PMMay 28, 2013 at 5:57 AM

Area communities have many activities planned to mark Memorial Day. Check our listings to see what your community is doing.

Monday: Parade participants will assemble at 8:45 a.m. on Meeting House Hill Common and march to the Old and New cemeteries for services, then to Fairbanks Hall at 9:30 a.m. for a program. A chicken barbecue will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at the American Legion, 132 Williams Road. The cost is $8. For reservations or takeout orders call (978) 827-9966.

Monday: Flag-raising and wreath-laying ceremonies will be held at 9:15 a.m. at VVA Park on Starrett Avenue and 9:30 a.m. at Phillips Park. Units and parade participants will assemble around the flagpole at 9:45 a.m. at Highland Cemetery, with ceremonies beginning at 10 a.m. The parade will then proceed to VFW Park and after a tribute, will march along Main Street to the Athol Veterans Park at Main and Exchange streets for the conclusion of the program. If it rains, ceremonies will be held at 11 a.m. in Memorial Hall.

Monday: A parade will begin at 10 a.m. at Rockland Road, proceed on Auburn Street, continue through Drury Square and end at Hillside Cemetery with a ceremony.

Monday: Participants will assemble at 9:30 a.m. at the American Legion Post 361 for the decoration of the Ashby Common by all veterans' organizations.

The parade will assemble at 1:45 p.m. at the American Legion Post 361 and step off at 2 p.m. The parade will proceed to the Revolutionary and 1812 Cemetery, Ashby Common, Glenwood Cemetery, Fire Pond and return to Ashby Common. A chicken barbecue hosted by Post 361 will be held after the parade. The cost is $10.

Monday: The parade will assemble at Christ Episcopal Church at 9 a.m. and march to South Barre Common. Services will be at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Cemetery and at 10:30 a.m. at Glen Valley Cemetery. The final parade and ceremony will assemble at 11:45 a.m. at Union and Broad streets, proceed to North Park and finish at Town Hall.

Monday: The parade will begin at 12:45 p.m. at Memorial School, South Street, and end at the Old Burial Ground at Center Cemetery.

Monday: The New England Swing and Soul Orchestra will perform and the annual road race will begin at 9 a.m. on the Common. The parade will form at 10 a.m. at Pine Grove Cemetery. Ceremonies will be held there and then at Old Cemetery at 10:30 a.m. and on the Common at noon. Other activities include a duck race at 11:30 a.m., performance by Rob Adams at 12:15 p.m. and a magic show at 1:30 p.m.

Monday: Parade participants will assemble at 10 a.m. at Brookfield Elementary School, 35 Central St., The parade will proceed to Brookfield Cemetery and then to Town Common Memorial Square, with dismissal at noon.

Monday: The parade will begin at 2 p.m. at Overlook Masonic Home complex, 88 Masonic Home Road, and finish at Charlton Library. A ceremony at the library will include guest speakers and a performance by the Shepherd Hill Band. Lunch will be available at the Charlton Grange building after the parade.

Monday: The Memorial Day program will begin at 9 a.m. in Central Park with a parade to follow. The parade will proceed on Main Street with ceremonies at Woodlawn and St. John's cemeteries.

Monday: A ceremony will be held at 9:30 a.m. at the Podunk Cemetery. Parade formation will begin at 10:30 a.m. and the parade will begin at 11 a.m. at the Memorial Town Complex on Connie Mack Drive. The parade will proceed east on Route 9 to Evergreen Cemetery, where a service will be held. The parade will then regroup and follow Main Street to Pleasant Street, with closing ceremonies at the Veterans' Memorial at Depot Square.

Monday: Wreath placements will begin at 7:20 a.m. at cemeteries and monuments citywide. A parade will begin at 10 a.m. from North Street and proceed up Main Street to the Upper Common gazebo, where a program will be held.

Monday: Parade participants will assemble at 8:30 a.m. at the Polish American Veterans' Square. Ceremonies will begin at 9 a.m. The parade will proceed to City Hall, the Spanish American War Monument and Monument Park.

Monday: Observances will begin at 7:45 a.m. at Old Farnumsville Cemetery, Route 122, South Grafton. At 8 a.m., a ceremony will be held at Fairview Cemetery, Route 122, South Grafton, followed by ceremonies at Riverside Cemetery on Millbury Street at 8:20 a.m., and St. Philips Cemetery, also on Millbury Street, at 8:30 a.m. Ceremonies will then be held at the Old Indian Cemetery on Oak Street at 8:50 a.m., the Grafton State Hospital at 9:15 a.m., and conclude at the Pine Grove Cemetery, Route 30, North Grafton, at 9:30 a.m. A series of parades will begin at 9:45 a.m., starting first in North Grafton at St. Mary's Church School and proceeding to Quinsigamond Corner. At 10:30 a.m., the South Grafton parade will begin at the library and proceed to Soldiers Memorial. At 11:15 a.m., a parade will begin at Norcross Park, proceed to Grafton Common and then Grafton High School via Oak Street. At noon a flag-raising ceremony will be held at Grafton High School.

Monday: The parade will begin at 11 a.m. at the Senior Center, 1130 Main St., and end at the World War II monument on Route 31.

Monday: A ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. at the monument, with a procession to the cemetery.

Monday: A parade will begin at 2 p.m. from the recreation field parking lot on Route 68, just north of the town center. A program will be held on the Common. If it rains, the program will be held in Hubbardston Center School.

Monday: The Memorial Day program will begin at 9 a.m. on the Town Green with ceremonies. The parade will proceed to the North Cemetery, headed by the American Legion, and then back to the Town Green where the Nashoba High School band will play the national anthem.

Monday: Parade participants should meet at 10 a.m. at Memorial School. A parade will step off from the school at 10:30 a.m. and proceed north on Pleasant Street to the Common for ceremonies.

Monday: A Memorial Day program will be at 8 a.m. at Monument Park, 8:30 a.m. at St. Leo's Cemetery, 9 a.m. at St. Cecelia's Cemetery and 10:30 a.m. at the GAR Lot at Evergreen Cemetery. A Memorial Day parade will begin at 11 a.m. at Veteran's Plot, with stops at 11:20 a.m. at Pine Grove Cemetery, 11:30 a.m. at Memorial Circle, Carter Park, and a reception at the Veterans Center at noon.

Monday: A parade will begin at 10 a.m. at the American Legion headquarters on Maple Street and finish at Monument Square at 11 a.m. where speakers will honor and remember those who gave their lives in service to our country.

Monday: Memorial Day activities will begin at 8:35 a.m. at Dwinell Cemetery, off McCracken Road, and at 9 a.m. in the Providence Street Cemetery. A parade will depart Charles F. Minney VFW Post parking lot on South Main Street at 9:20 a.m.

Monday: At 8 a.m. a military color guard firing squad will salute deceased veterans at St. Joseph's and Walnut Grove cemeteries followed by a parade at 9:15 a.m., a ceremony at the Civil War memorial at 10:15 a.m., and a ceremony in front of war memorials at Haston Library at 11 a.m. After the ceremony, there will be open houses at the American Legion and VFW halls, an ice cream festival for children at the fire house and the annual chicken barbecue at Congregational Church.

Monday: A parade muster will be at noon on Monroe Street, with ceremonies at various monuments along the parade route. A plaque honoring Private Robert E. Robertson, who was killed in action Dec. 15, 1944, will be unveiled during the ceremony.

Monday: A parade will begin at Pine Grove Cemetery at 10 a.m. and end at Memorial Common.

Monday: Those participating in cemetery services will meet at 7:30 a.m. at Memorial Park, go to Jones Cemetery at 8 a.m., North Orange at 8:30 a.m. and Tully at 9 a.m. A parade will form at 11 a.m. at the post office and proceed on South Main Street to Central Square, right on East Main Street to Water Street, to Memorial Park for a ceremony, then back to the post office to disband.

Monday: The parade will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the American Legion Hall, 227 Main St., and march on Main Street to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall, 20 Federal Hill Road, for ceremonies. Parade participants are invited to a luncheon buffet after the parade.

Monday: A parade will begin at 10 a.m. at the Public Safety Building, proceed on Route 122/Pleasant Street and end on the Common with a ceremony. If it rains, the event will be moved to Paxton Center School.

Monday: The parade will start at 10 a.m. and will conclude with a memorial program at Rotary Park. After the ceremony, the Putnam Police Department will host a free picnic in Rotary Park.

Monday: The American Legion Post 310 and Rutland Boy Scouts will assemble at 7:30 a.m. at the Community Hall and proceed to New Boston Cemetery, West Rutland Cemetery, Brooks Square, Memorial Field, and the Veteran's Memorial behind the Historical Building.

The parade will step off at 10 a.m. from Community Hall and proceed on Main Street to Rural Cemetery. After services there, the parade will return to the town center for ceremonies at the memorials. At 10 a.m. the parade, which will be joined by the Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts, will begin at the Community Hall. Along with the band, they will proceed down Main Street to Rural Cemetery for services. They will return to the World War I Memorial on the Common, then go to the World War II, Korean and Vietnam memorials.

Monday: The parade will start at 9:30 a.m at the municipal office building. Parade formation will begin at 9 a.m. in front of the municipal office building. The parade will conclude at Mountain View Cemetery.

Monday: The Memorial Day parade begins at 9 a.m. at Marlboro Savings Bank and will stop at the various town memorials.

Monday: Observances will begin at 8:30 a.m. All units will assemble at Town Hall's GAR Monument at 8:15 a.m. James Sottile, Veterans Council president, will speak and wreaths will be placed. The group will reassemble in front of the Fire Department and leave at 9 a.m. After several other observances, the procession will end at the VFW headquarters, 219 Everett St.

Monday: The lineup for the parade will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the parade will begin at 9 a.m. at 175 Main St. Memorial Day services will follow.

Monday: American Legion Post 189 will host a parade and exercises. The parade will form at 10:45 a.m. at Hillside Cemetery and begin at 11 a.m. The parade will proceed to Oak Hill and Old cemeteries and the Memorial Area behind the fire station, then go to the Common for the observances. The Avenue of Flags will be on display from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hillside Cemetery, weather permitting.

Monday: The parade will form at 9:30 a.m. at the old fire station at Routes 20 and 148, stop for a ceremony at the American Legion Monument at 9:50 a.m.; proceed to St. Anne's Cemetery for services at 10 a.m., then reassemble at 10:45 a.m. at the Public Safety Complex. At 10:55 a.m., the parade will proceed to North Cemetery for a service at 11:10 a.m. The parade will conclude at 11:30 a.m. at Town Hall with a service for the Old Cemetery decoration of monuments, replacement of the POW flag, the national anthem and flag-raising. An open house will follow at the American Legion Hall. Bus transportation is available, before, during and after the parade.

Monday: Members of the Dudley-Gendron American Legion Post, SAL Detachment Unit 414 and SAL Detachment Unit 414 will visit cemeteries and memorial sites starting with West Sutton Cemetery at 7 a.m. The parade will begin at 11:15 a.m. at Sutton Common near Town Hall and proceed to Memorial High School for an 11:45 a.m. program with a flag-raising at noon.

Monday: The American Legion Post 373 honor guard will visit memorials at Otter River at 9 a.m.; East Templeton at 9:15 a.m. and Templeton Center at 9:30 a.m. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. from the Narragansett School and proceed to Baldwinville Center, where the memorial service will be held once all parade participants arrive.

Monday: The parade will begin at 9 a.m. at the Thompson Town Hall, Riverside Drive.

Monday: Veterans will meet at 7:30 a.m. at the VFW Post on Route 140 and travel to Lakeview and Maplewood cemeteries and the Old Burial Grounds for ceremonies. The parade will assemble at 9:45 a.m. in West Upton Center and proceed to the Common for the Memorial Day service. The service will include speeches and American Legion and VFW roll calls of the deceased. The Nipmuc Regional High School band will perform the national anthem.

Monday: Members of the VFW Post 138, and American Legion, Charles A. Rice Post 33, will depart the VFW at 6 a.m. and proceed to St. Mary's and Prospect Hill cemeteries, where short ceremonies will be held. The parade will begin at 9 a.m. at Whitin Elementary School on Granite Street. Units and participants should assemble by 8:30 a.m. If it rains, exercises will be held in the McCloskey Middle School auditorium at 10 a.m.

Monday: The Memorial Day Parade will begin at 11 a.m. at St. Anthony Cemetery.

Monday: Buses will depart at 8:30 a.m. for St. Luke's Cemetery and arrive at Pine Grove Cemetery at 9 a.m. A parade will arrive at Midland Cemetery at 9:50 a.m. and the World War I, World War II, Korean War and Gulf memorials at 10:15 a.m. All units will form at the Forbes Municipal Building.

Monday: Graves will be decorated at 8:30 a.m. at St. Luke's Cemetery and 9:15 a.m. at High Plains Cemetery. A parade will assemble at Duncan M. Gillies parking lot at 10:45 a.m. and proceed to Mt. Vernon Cemetery.

Monday: A parade will begin at 9 a.m. at West Brookfield Elementary School and proceed to Pine Grove Cemetery, then the Common for the Gettysburg Address and ceremony, then proceed to Sacred Heart Cemetery and end at the A.L. Post with the final ceremony.

Monday: A ceremony will be held at the VFW Field monument at 11 a.m. and the parade will begin about 11:30 a.m. at Lovell and Main streets.

Monday: A wreath symbolizing all veterans who died at sea will be placed at the Glenallen Street Bridge at 8 a.m. A service at the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery will begin at 9 a.m. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. at the fire station and proceed on Central Street to the GAR Monument next to the gazebo.

Monday: A remembrance ceremony will be at 9 a.m. at Hope Cemetery. A wreath-laying ceremony will be at 1 p.m. at the Massachusetts Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Green Hill Park.

Monday: All Faiths Cemetery will celebrate its 127th anniversary on Memorial Day. A worship service will begin at 10 a.m. at the cemetery, 9 Island Road.